KEGG   REACTION: R05940
Entry
R05940                      Reaction                               
Definition
CMP-N-acetylneuraminate + GM3 <=> CMP + GD3
Equation
Remark
Same as: R04583
Enzyme
Pathway
rn00604  Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - ganglio series
rn01100  Metabolic pathways
Module
M00069  Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis, ganglio series, LacCer => GT3
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
 2. Transferase reactions
  2.4  Glycosyltransferases
   2.4.3  Sialyltransferases
    2.4.3.8
     R05940  CMP-N-acetylneuraminate + GM3 <=> CMP + GD3
IUBMB reaction hierarchy [BR:br08202]
 2. Transferase reactions
  2.4.3.8
   R04564  alpha-N-Acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-D-galactosyl-R <=> alpha-N-Acetylneuraminyl-2,8-alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-D-galactosyl-R
    R05940  GM3 <=> GD3
Glycosyltransferase reactions [BR:br08203]
 Sialyltransferase reactions
  R05940  Neu5Ac a2-8 Neu5Ac
Orthology
K03371  alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase (sialyltransferase 8A) [EC:2.4.3.8]
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